warrior

1(especially in the past) a person who fights in a battle or wara warrior nation (= whose people are skilled in fighting)a Zulu warrior

2(in compounds)(often disapproving)a person who leads or takes part in a campaign for a political or social cause, especially in an aggressive way that other people disapprove of These social justice warriors want to apply their politically correct standards and rules to others' speech.see alsoclass warrior,culture warrior,keyboard warrior,road warrior,weekend warrior

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern Frenchwerreior, variant of Old Frenchguerreior, from guerreier

‘make war’

, from guerre

‘war’

.Extra examplesHe saved his fellow warrior.He views himself as a holy warrior.Paul was a weekend warrior in the first part of his career.the armchair warriors at the Department of Defensethe graves of the fallen warriorsthe last of the ancient warriorsA Viking warrior would be buried with his weapons: usually his spear, shield and battleaxe.